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The 5S practice is a technique used to establish and maintain quality environment in an organization. The original concept was developed by Osada in the early 1980s. The acronym 5S stands for the five Japanese words seiri (organization), seiton (neatness), seiso (cleanliness), seiketsu (standardization), and shitsuke (discipline). These techniques [...]

Time and motion study is a core set of tools which are utilized by the managers in the industrial sector to improve the execution or the operational efficiency. It can be done by dividing the work into simpler units and setting the execution benchmarks. This can be used as [...]

Value stream mapping is the visual flow chart that portrays and enhances the formulation and manufacturing operations and also the information that controls the material flow through the operation. Purpose of Value Stream in Warehouse Mapping Process The use of value stream in warehouse mapping process is the sanctioned approach [...]

Before we come to discuss Gemba walk, let’s discuss what Gemba is. Gemba is a term of a Japanese language that means “real place” The Japanese term, real place refers to the place where all the real actions and the working of the organization take place. This place can be [...]

Thrashing out mistakes in manufacturing engineering was developed by the Japanese as a tool of mistake proofing that helps reduce waste in areas such as time, energy and resources. It can be defined as a mechanism in a lean manufacturing process that helps an equipment operator аvоid (yokeru) miѕtаkеѕ (poka). [...]

The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, is a theory maintaining that 80 percent of the output from a given situation or system is determined by 20 percent if the input. The principle doesn’t stipulate that all cases will demonstrate that precise ratio, it refers to a normal [...]